DonFaulk0517 Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Building a small box or set of boxes would be great... a great learning project and can be used for gifts. I would recommend a series of boxes that fit one into another... using different methods for joining the sides (i.e., mitered with splines, glue lock joint, etc...). Also one with a cool inlay would add that little something extra. My 2 cents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnoftz Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 I think TWW's take on a Pennsylvania spice box (maybe a more modern re-imagining?) would be a cool project, with a lot of small drawers and a secret compartment. Not sure if this would be too complex for a build along project, though. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0ggieb0y Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I think I like the Spice cabinet suggestion, seeing as how my "better half" has all our spices in a drawer and all I see is the tops............just my 2 cents worth Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyami Plotke Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I agree with Marc's suggestion. Lets do a small project. Personally I'd like to do some shop furniture. How about a wall mounted plane cabinet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bois Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I've had a spice box on my list for quite some time now. This can be a great project to build some skills, and isn't too big or expensive to be prohibitive (although the lumber selection could certainly move the needle on this). There are quite a few options to tweak the degree of difficulty, such as inlay, dovetails, secret compartments, etc. Maybe as a guild project it would finally get me over the hump on this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Kreger Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'd be all for a wall cabinet. Each person can vary it to their own needs. Large or small. Doors or not. Drawers or not. I must say that I agree with the previous statement about small boxes. Though they may not have that Wood Whisperer flair, you can pick up tons of free info on the web about building boxes. Let's keep the guild for unique projects. PS. I'd also be up for a bed in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardnesd Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Ipe pool chair. Or maybe teak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 A wall hanging cabinet would be a great project. I can always put hands on it if I want it to be a clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlloydparks Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Here are some ideas that have sketchup drawings: 2. Shaker Hanging Cabinets 3. Dovetail Silverware Tray 4. Military Writing Desk 5. Greene and Greene Medicine Cabinet 6. Portable Writing Desk These are some things that have been on my list for while. I am not recommending that we do an exact copy of one of these, but perhaps one is a good starting place for our next guild build. I would have to say that the number one item on my list is to make a copy of Jefferson's Writing Desk that he wrote the Declaration of Independence on. I have not been able to find a sketchup model for it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muthrie Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Marilyn from Seattle: if you want a great exercise on the bandsaw try making some bandsaw boxes. They are quick and easy to make and make really great gifts. Plus you only need the bandsaw and a sander. I just put together a PowerPoint on the steps to make bandsaw boxes which would be to large to post here but I can email it to you if you want. Take warning they do become addictive Addictive .. I like it!! Good suggest .. christmas gifts AND band saw practise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm44 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 On my list now, I have two beds, and the Wood Magazine backhoe and bulldozer. I am sure there is more, but I have forgotten most of them. A wall hanging cabinet would be good, but since I just joined the guild in the middle of a few other projects, any build alongs will have to wait. I know David Marks did a show on hand made planes, but I think that would be a cool project. I guess my question to Marc is how many videos do you want to produce for the next project? Something small and quick or something small and detailed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin57 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm in the middle of doing my 2nd dresser (I have TWO daughters *sigh*), so I vote for something SMALL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmonday Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Hey there Guildies. As we near the end of the Chest of Drawers project, its time to start thinking about the next Guild Build. So far we've made a Shaker Table, which I would classify as a medium-sized project. And now we have a Chest of Drawers, which I think of as a large project. So how about something small this time? I'm not going to offer any suggestions myself since I don't want to sway any opinions. Feel free to post pictures, plans, or simply a description. If we luck out and find a project that already has a good quality plan, that sure makes things easier for us. We can always modify it to our liking. Let's hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellys kabinets Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 How about a small single wine box to bring to a party instead of the boring bag to give to the hosts. It could have a slide top or hinged. maybe wooden hinges. Feet? Handles? Dovetails? Rounded ends? Many variations. Something everyone could afford!!!!! Of course My wife has been after me to make her a large wine cabinet with bottom wine rack middle drawer under open shelf to open the bottles then overhead glass storage. I have a couple of plans but not the testicle fortitude to move forward with it!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cts1085 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 but a wall-hanging cabinet would actually be a great project ... I like the idea of a wall-hanging cabinet - maybe something small that would be able to display precious keep-sakes - if straight forward enough could be Christmas presents for the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmonday Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I like the 'smallish' idea too and the idea of a wall cabinet is appealing.....perhaps ala Krenov? Could be designed so that it could have optins to hang or stand. Another idea, but may be too complex, is some instruction on chair building....with steaming and all that. um, maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legmaker Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I would like to build something for the shop... how 'bout a dedicated sharpening ( bench) station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphillips97 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I really need to build a plasma TV stand. Thinking Greene and Greene styling. How bout it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcook84376 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Marc, This spring I took a 10 week woodworking class at Homestead Woodworking School in NH. My goal was to try some joinery I had not done before and learn to use hand tools to finesse the fit. So I made a small wall cabinet like suggested by someone else. It's 25 1/2" tall, 16 " wide and 6 1/4 deep. It's made out off 3/4" Cherry with a 1/4" Paduck back. The carcass is joined using both sliding dovetails and dadoes. The face frame features mortise & tenons. The door frame is made using haunch-ed tenons and the panel was raised by hand with a smoothing plane and rabbit plane. The only mechanical fasteners used are brass screws to hold on the back and a few pin nails holding the molding around the top. Hope this sparks some ideas. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarine Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Actually, I have been thinking...I have been looking to build a few Flag/Medal shadowboxes. Who doesn't know a Veteran? Some way for us to show our appreciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhlittle1880 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Following the idea of creating a short list of projects and the concept that they should be small projects here is my go at it: 1. Jewelery box requiring some out of the ordinary skills 2. Fancy storage box for silverware with divided drawers and maybe some inlay work 3. Mantle clock 4. Reproduction civil war field writing desk that folds - requiring numerous hinge mortises 5. Spice cabinet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Jones Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I like the idea of a box of some sort. Maybe jewelry box that 8 year old granddaughters would like. Necklaces, a few rings, pins... I'm personally not in favor of a hanging cabinet. We've seen a few of those -- like the charging station, and I think we recently had a tool storage cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwilliams75 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Hey Marc, I would love to see an outdoor project. Like an adirondeck chair but whisperized....Not your traditional adirnodeck something with an asian or arts and crafts flair etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwilliams75 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 If it is not a piece of outdoor furniture I would prefer something small like a jewlery box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cams2705 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Marc, I see a lot of posts for boxes ... how about a variety of small boxes in a series of videos. 1 box in each video for holiday gifts. A list of possibilities (mostly a compilation from above): 1. A bandsaw box or 2; 2. A box with a sliding lid (for a bottle of wine); 3. A well-detailed jewelry box (possibly 2 videos or more); 4. A humidor; 5. A more generic box. You could use various joinery techniques ... I think this would spark some of our own design ideas into making our own boxes. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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